Developing Economies Likely to Remain Top Destination This Year Despite Current Turmoil

Developing economies claimed the largest share of international investments made by businesses for the second consecutive year in 2013 and are likely to do so again in 2014 despite slower growth, political uncertainty and turbulence in their financial markets, according to figures issued Tuesday by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

The growing share of developing economies in flows of foreign direct investment reflects their faster growth rates in the years following the financial crisis. But the...